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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 31, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana�T�0 weather Snow warmer 0 forty seven the daily Banner a it Waves for ally 0 to a a 0 All the Home news 4 United press service 4 $0ng Odds for War a months commons kea8sem-Ifear prime min Chamberlain and Italy United thin thread of Hope read into Hitler s so ech Jan 31. It up betting British German War Inthis narrowed to 10 to Trio House of commons Thoar prime minister Oberla n answer Adolf sch to the nazi re Iii i and some official com Mph sized the thin thread Ace which they r and in a it. He. This was reflect to l ined comment in Ber i 11 h Public had read in Germany and icily i. List the democratic hey would fight Togo totalitarian democratic to. Must be a sweeping n f the worlds wealth the reason that the quo he a hard headed betting month ago had been r 22 to 1 against War a Many my Britain in six or tend to 10 to 1 today ame reason people look a a a rain in his speech to armament above peace. It och was the first move diplomatic chapter which 1 to reach its height in european crisis prob-6nth. Jus speech this afters cond chapter. Ams to come when Benito 11c a speech probably Row or saturday and Light on the Quot Aspira a expected his Ler to r n. Eager and anxious House which assembled this ter m. Locosa a Mitch a bar Christmas. To hear the ter give his answer to a Rke Castle Indiana ti7 bad a january 31, 19.10. No. 91 in was expected also to Way to conciliate mus Ewing for the House his to the fascist Leader it necessary to await a speech to get a real idea move in the diplomatic k Pec ted to be the first 1 be of Italy a Quot Aspira France is to be asked Ito All the emphasis on Al thought in the mind of great Britain and of Manee was whether and would let a a War parti Thor a War could be Deli Ritan and France Drew iv-1 with Germany in air Lgth. Ted that even while hit a aking last night Eail Chamberlain s predecessor minister and the most Ingle political personage in was saying in a speech nerd on i Nite two a Illiamson inbred monday to be thursday a Oon from ecu Larry Nyual Home last rites hem for former Putnam resident funeral services for mrs. Lillian d. Turner age 71 years a former resilient of Bainbr Bilge who died sunday at the Home of her son John Turner near Crawfordsville were held tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock from the new Richmond methodist Church. The Rev. Earl Moore was in charge. Interment was made in the new Richmond cemetery. Mrs. Turner suffered a stroke two weeks ago which resulted in her death sunday. She was Well known in the Bainbridge Community where she made her Home for some time however she had spent most of her married life in Montgomery county. She was a member of the new Richmond methodist program set for tonight expect capacity crowd at event in i till school auditorium John j. to talk prominent Terre haute Man to headline presentation a Cappil la choir also on free program a lumber and building Supply dealers to meet thursday evening at the cafe a Royale the lumber and building Supply dealers of Greencastle and neigh Boring towns Are holding the first 1 meeting of the sales development program initiated by the Indiana lumber and builders Supply Asso elation. Guest speaker at the meeting will be Bernard Weitzer Vicc a president of trades ways inc. Of new York. A feature of the meet Jing will be the showing of a dramatic film Quot count me in a the Story of Bill Brewster lumber present budget plan to Townsend consider Hitler s address cautious congressional leaders believed pledges would Aid defense program Washington Jan. 31. Up administration officials and congressmen Tojay considered Chancellor Adolf hitlers Reich Stag address the most cautious and reserved of his recent Public statements. Some congressional leaders believed that hitlers pledge to Aid Italy in a War. That his alignment of Italy and Germany against the democratic world and that his hint Germany would expand i her Export markets in South America at any Cost would stimulate support for president Roosevelt a Continental defense program. But the general interpretation was that hitlers message was temperate and designed principally for Home consumption. First reaction Here was one of Relief because of Lack of anticipated chairman key Pittman. D. Nev. Of the Senate foreign i affairs committee. One of hitlers a Everest critics in Congress said that if hitlers a facts Are As tolerant a his speech there will be no fear in my opinion of any immediate Wari a in saying tolerant be continued. A i meat Teler Artt to my Jcj the ideologies of other governments. I do not have in mind the attitude of his government towards his own people. That is a matter for his own people to Pittman was the Only High official who would comment for quotation on the address. It was he who. Several weeks ago. Was criticized severely in the German press after his statement that the american people a a done to like the German italian and japanese in View of hitlers description of Secretary of Interior Harold l. Ickes As a War Monger it was considered especially significant that Ickes de Oil Liml on in no two i a capacity Crow i is expected at Greencastle High school auditorium tonight for the special americanism patriotism program presented by the Greencastle elks Lodge and the local american legion Post. The activities in the unusually interesting program will Start at 7 30 of clock. The Community has been looking Forward to the event and All indications Point to a Banner attendance. Hon. John j. Fitzgerald of Terre haute known throughout the state for his Brilliant speaking ability will headline the event with an address on a americanism in this changing or. Fitzgerald a prominent attorney is Regar led As an outstanding orator and is known particularly for his patriotic influence. Or. Fitzgerald stalk will be one of interest to every person of the Community one that should be heard by the entire citizenry. His important message will carry Many vital Points bringing Home the necessity of every persons loyalty to his country. In addition to the Fine oration by the Terre haute Leader the audience will be delightfully entertained by the popular a Cappella choir of Gree Nicastle High school. The choral unit directed by prof. B. W. Berge Thon is considered 1 by Many As the finest of this Type in the state. It has been highly acclaimed by Many 1. Cal organizations and audiences having Hud the pleasure to hear the Well trained group this season. Other features Are included on the program. The general Public is invited and urged to attend the special program those in charge pointed out that there is no admission charge of any Cappella choir to sing Over wire l o c a l it n it on in nil it e broadcast featuring state association Williamson age 72 years y evening at 6 o clock at it of the City. He suffer about a week ago which his death yesterday non had been a life Long this Community and was he had been an employee rican Zink products com Fer Twenty years. Are the widow mrs. Illiamson of Greencastle juy Williamson of Green Rol Williamson of Marion a laughter. Mrs. Marjorie Danville a step son Glen w Greencastle two step mrs. Georgia Hollowell of and mrs. Add e Bensinger id. To. Three Brothers Charles Williamson of and Thomas Williamson of and a sister mrs. Maggie Nderson. Services will be held ter noon at 2 of clock from y funeral Home. The Rev. Ure of the Gobin method Jwill officiate. Burial w i ick Chapel cemetery a Call at the family Resi of the City. According to an announcement by Paul f. Boston local school superintendent and chairman of the executive committee of the Indiana town and City superintendents association the local High school a capped u choir will appear on the dinner program next Friday evening to be held in the travertine room. Hotel Lincoln. In Indianapolis. At least five Hundred reservations arc expected to be made far this dinner. One of the features of the evening program will be i special broadcast by radio station wire 8 008 30. Under the title a Indiana marches on to be dedicated to the Indian i City and town superintendents association. Wire is cancelling a National broadcast contract in order to produce this program. The technical staff will be brought right to the banquet room in the hotel Lincoln where a studio will be ret up. They ire now rehearsing for this dramatized program. The broadcast will be preceded by a talk to be delivered by E. Bausman i. Commercial manager of wire one band the scenes in among speakers to appear at various sessions of the meeting which opens Friday afternoon and adjourns a noon saturday w 11 be or. Cail g. Fran in. Indiana University or j. E. Grin Ncik a. Dean of Indian i state teachers College George Bush and or. B. F Knight both of Purdue University. The popular local choir will sing under the direction of b. W. Bergo Thon. Members will leave grecnca3-Tle at it 00 p. M. Friday in a chartered troops rushed to Border to control homeless am terrified refugees from loyalist Spain Perpignan. Franco Spanish Frontier Jan. 31. Up two regiments of French troops were rushed to the Border today to control hungry. Homeless and terrified refugees swarming in from loyalist Spain. The troop movement was precipitated by the increasing hostility of fleeing loyalist soldiers who objected to being disarmed. Many of them struggled with French guards for Possession of their guns. Meanwhile the ministers of health and the Interior arrived from Paris to supervise the handling of refugees and the Frontier was close l temporarily at Perthus the main Point of entry through the pyrenees mountains after 18,000 refugees had crossed. The total number of r Fuges already admitted was estimated at 30.000. And arrangements were made to admit 2ft.000 More in the next two clays. On the Spanish Side countless thousands were camped along the roadsides exposed to cold rain and with Little or no food. Twelve women among them died yesterday and nine women and children last night All from hunger and exposure. That situation and reports that disease was spreading brought Albert a Sar raut minister of the Interior and Mure Ruckart. Minister of Public 4 a will Niit Al on in Lime two local woman a daughter and family Safe in Chile Evansville ollege transferred to Indiana Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 31 a up the Indiana methodist conference authorized the Transfer of Evansville College to Indiana University at a meeting Here yesterday. Or. H. A. Keck of Evansville introduced the Resolution to More than 200 pastors attending. It provides for the general Assembly to Amend the colleges charter to permit its absorption by cessation relieves danger caused partial blocking of state Road 42 w est of Poland monday the rising yesterday of the water loved of big Walnut and Mill creeks who unite in the Southwest Pari of Putnam county to form eel River effected a partial blocking of state Road 42 West of Poland by noon yesterday. There was indication the Road would be closed during the afternoon by a continued Rise of the water and the Driver of the school bus which transports High school pupils to Brazil from Poland was instructed to bring his charges Back to Poland at noon instead of waiting Lor the closing of the school session of the Day. Several roads in the big Walnut but Toms Between the Reelsville and the Confluence of that Stream with Mill Creek were covered with water for a time. In Putnam county As a whole the rising of the Waters it it of the various streams threatened Early in the Forenoon. To cause Road trouble but the cessation of the rainfall brought about Relief from that danger. The temperature of the greater part of yesterday which the thermometer showed to be 32 degrees and above seemed much lower than it actually was. The Strong Chilly wind coming Down upon us from frigid regions. Found its Way through clothing which usually has been found to to sufficiently cold repelling to be comfortable. Shivers were started in men and beasts and Many persons thought the Chicago blizzard had come this Way. Fair weather was indicated this Forenoon to prevail during the remainder of today with rain in the South portion of the state and Snow in the North portion tomorrow and warmer. This Section of the state being Central May have some of both sort of precipitation. Widespread and severe by United i Ness a storm of blinding Snow sleet rain gales and cold swept northeastward toward new England today leaving a path of Snow bound cities crippled communication and transportation systems and at least to dead. In Southern states torrential rans brought throats of floods. The storm had swept through Oklahoma and Arkansas Northeast through Missouri and Illinois thence eastward paralysing commercial activities find land water and air tra-4 continued on 1 i if to 20 years ago in Giveen Castle mrs. William a. Shelly. North Wood today had received a radio message from Talca Chile to the effect that her daughter. Mrs. Bertrand Harismendy and family Are All afe following a devastating earthquake which struck Chile several Days ago. The message was received Over radio station w9zfo. A fort Wayne Amateur station. It said a fall Safe. Air a mail letter follows. Staying in Talca to prevent the Harismendy were in Concepcion when the earthquake struck and claimed several thousand lives. A makes a a drastic reductions in number of biennial appropriations state operating at deficit Resolution to Tome. Boy Ore Houtho to amp it or Loii the legislature Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 31. A up the state budget committee presented a plan to gov. M Clifford Townsend this afternoon to avoid an unbalanced state budget in 1941 by making a a drastic reductions in a number of biennial appropriation attending the conference besides numbers of the bipartisan budget committee were democratic an 1 Republican leaders from the House and Senate. If the plan is approved it was said. Indiana s finances will be place on a sound basis without any additional taxes being levied the Bud get committee in arranging a meeting of the legislative leaders from both parties is hoping to obtain United support for the proposal. Budget experts claim that the state now is operating at a $5,000,000 deficit annually and that the budget will be unbalanced in 1941 if present expenditures Are maintained. The budget committee has been working on the biennial budget Bill for the past several weeks. The measure is expected to Call for appropriations totalling about $85.00,000 unless the a a drastic reductions Are made. This is an increase of $ft,000.000 Over the amount appropriated two years ago. Meanwhile the historic american phrase a taxation without representation was expected to resound through the legislative Halls As a joint Resolution which would give More populous counties greater representation in the Assembly came before the House. The Resolution provides for a constitutional amendment to re apportion the legislature on the basis of the i it in 1�?Tiiur thu cubs and panthers clash Ednes Dav Battle Royal expected on Loc Al floor when outfits meet it from Blackhawk. It work on the Cagel Mill is progressing rapidly the building will be ready for the machinery in a Short time. A. J. Sanford was injured at the Zinc Mill when the Cross head of the big engine broke the escaping steam causing a part of his injuries. Oscar Mccullough also was injured by the steam. An evangelist speaking Here in a revival. According to the newspapers of that Day. Uttered a dire predictions concerning the ultimate Fate of those who snared by the Devil participated in dancing and criticised the president and faculty of Depauw because of their s Lence in regard to the proposed production of dancing at Warren Newgent sold his residence and 10-acre tract of land just East 1 of Greencastle to Joel Brookshire. Brotherhood dinner to be Oral a r i i ii a i Tyr Pri held at Christian Church us a i i Tilia i u expected to be different the members and friends of the first Christian Church meet in a a a a. Other Hood dinner to be h id in the Church basement wednesday eve Ning. Those attend no Are requested. To bring covered dish sup or and one witness testified in i Tab e service. At 6 45 the group will quest that he saw Manire enjoy a message broadcast by the have pistol International convention pies Lent. Or. Roger t. Nooe of Nashville ten in \ \ j i \ a \ convened Nessee. The dinner is set of. 6 15. A a the purpose of the gathering is to others pre a it did not say they join in a world wide Fellowship a brotherhood dinners Quot at the com i a Pond no hour in the evening. It is an annual occasion of great interest and inspiration throughout the saw gun it it police Advance theory the convening of the Putnam county grand in tie court House in revenge Sweet when you get it in basketball will be sought by the Greencastle Tiger cubs when they line up against the Bloomington panthers on the local Hardwood wednesday night. It Hasni to been easy for the cubs to forget the scratching they received several weeks ago at the hands of the panthers at the fou Way tournament at Martinsville. The locals were slowed in the first round of the tourney by Bloomington and insult was added to injury when the cubs lost the Consolation game in the Artesian tourney to the Martinsville five. That revenge is on the Way was indicated last week end by the performance of the cubs against the unbeaten Jeffersonville re devils. Although the charges of coach Glynn Downey did not win. They gave the demons a merry Chase and came As close As possible. The local gym promises to be packed to see the Battle Royal for it has been a few weeks since the cub followers have seen the Downey Crew play on the Home floor. The opening game is booked for 7 of clock with the main go scheduled to Start at 8 of clock. Fire on plane Hong Kong. Jan. 81. Up the Imperial airways flying boat Delia one hour out of Hong Kong radioed its office today that it was being fired on by warships West of the Liichow islands. Pilot Wilson of the Delia did not mention Nat tonality of the ships the company said. The plane reportedly continued safely its flight toward Hanoi. Windsors decline in it Ndon. Jan. 31 up the Duke and Duchess of Windsor today declined an invitation of the West Wales Branch of the British legion to attend the annual Swansea Valley rally this summer. A while we greatly appreciate the invitation our plans to visit England Are not sufficiently advanced to make possible an acceptance a the Duke wrote. Appointments to get away Early. Att Cint to link French Atli fund Hood. The program will be Short to this City at 10 of clock ten Lay. To con enable those who must make Ether aider the killing of William d. Manire by Al Williams in this City. Sunday morning was exp. Cited to develop some facts in connection with that 1 tragedy of Early sunday mom no which were not brought out in the first stat a it made by seme of the witnesses if the. Hooting. That there woul 1 be a cons Merable variance Between the first o it pm of statements and the statements of the same persons when under oath or for other reasons was indicated by the testimony presented in the inquest conducted by Coroner Shannon monday afternoon. In that inquest one witness Testi fic i he saw a pistol in Maui re s hand when he advanced into the eating Shack on South Illinois Street in which Williams. Manire and others were congregated at 2 30 sunday morning and in which Tho death of Manire occurred after Williams shot him. Others besides this one who were present did not say they saw a gun in Manire a Possession. In fact there is said to in consider Aba doubt that Manire had the gun at All. Even though while Manire Lay struggling in his death agony on Tho floor of the Shack the gun appeared unexpectedly upon the lunch counter. There was a theory advanced by one of the City police officers that Manire May have placed it there As sen. N be said he believed u. S. Had an understanding with France Washington Jan. 31 up sen. Gerald p. Nye r., n. A. Was trying today to link operations of the new Deal s $2,500.000,000 stabilization fund and French military plane purchases in the United states. Nye a member of the Senate military affairs committee investigating administration cooperation with a French aviation Mission to this country said in an interview that he believed an a a understanding exists Between the unite 1 states and France. A i do not charge that the stabilization fund is being used so a As to in Anlo France to release her Money for Pur Eliase of air planes and other War he said a but i do believe that our country has a right to know of All transactions made with this huge secret president Roosevelt recently asked Congress to extend the fund s oper-1,f. He was dying but there is another report prevalent that actions 18 months beyond july 1, its expiration Dute. Operations of the fun 1 have been kept secret since its establishment. It is administered by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau jr., who testified before some one else in the room scared by the Diro possibilities of the affair As regards ail of them put the gun there and let Manire take the blame for it. The history of that 32-Cal. Revolver. The military affairs committee last Oad who a j Blank at los one week regarding the presence of a 8hel, vol la Lei been fired will come French air ministry official aboard Ait to grand jury ilm a Gatior test Type bomber that crashed near los Angeles a week ago. Without doubt a Blank Shell contains explosive but not a Bullet. The committee planned to continue the commers inquest yesterday of its investigation in secret session a croon wus erected by prosecutor wednesday but it was Learned that Albert e. Williams who apparently the president May summon chair j bought to develop the background for Man Morris Sheppard d. Lex., to the grand jury inquiry today which Day to discuss reports that the com Jalc is conducting Anil for the trial of Mittee will seek to obtain a copy of us Slayer of Manire later the a letter which or. Roos Volt allege i prosecutor cautioned the witnesses by sent to Heads of the Treasury. In j10 coroners inquiry to relate the 1,1,1 stat departments actual facts and thi was a requesting their cooperation with the considerable variance from earlier French Mission. Statements in one or two instances Sheppard declined to it it say whether for the statements made in the pre he had been called to the White Minary hearing conducted by the House or whether any commit a it Roner at i to o clock sunday mom member had moved to request a copy Ingi soon the killing of the letter. He denied both reports a1 Williams one of the principals at first but later said. A wont m the Affa a is registered for voting Nye said that the governments i pulses As Alfred g. Williams apparent desire to in l the French funeral services for William d. Mission caused him to Quot wonder Manire the victim of the Kuling whether the United states plane Veie held tuesday afternoon at 2 30 building program not a mainly of clock from the it. Zion Church with for the purpose of affording supplies the Rev. Brannon in charge. Inter a. On Hue i my 1 Niento was in Forest Hill cemetery. May invest Galo j judge s Uon duet announced that resignation of Manton Shol i d become Efi i it tin e Washington. Jan. I up chairman Hatton w. Sumners. D tex., of the House judiciary committee. Said today that unless the resignation of Mai tin w. Manta a senior judge of the Send unite i states circuit court of appeals be a Omos effective quickly he would ask the committee to proceed with m investigation into charges relating to the judge s conduct judge Manta a announced in new York that his resignation effective March 1 a at the latest a w is on route to president Roosevelt in Tho mall or. Roosevelt will receive it today Sumners said if it were effective Quot almost his committee would drop the matter but if the effectiveness were delayed until March he intended to Quot reexamine the situation before congressional new dealers privately criticized District attorney \ Thomas e. Dewey of new York today for Quot Horning in on the investigation with a letter to Sumners describing six instances in which he said Manta nor firms he owned or i Yulii Iii to a i i nut thu it c la grow ers to meet thi Kasday a i Eli noon the Putnam county members of the Indiana Corn growers association will meet tuesday. February 7, at 1 30 o clock in the office of the county agent David l. Grimes. It will he a busies session. Among the members of this group Are those who participate in this years five acre growing contest of Well its others. Mrs w. A Becmer North Locust Street suffered a fractured wrist wit n she fell monday evening. O a it e o o 000000 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 0 00 0 0000000 mostly Cloudy tonight and wednesday. Snow in North rain or Snow in Central rain in extreme South beginning wednesday or wednesday night slowly rising temperature. Minimum 28 6 a. N m 28. 29 81 10 a. A. 34 11 a. M35 12 noon. 37 1 p. M. 39 2 p. A. 39

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